Social Care

The government’s confused and complex method of means testing for social care should be replaced by a fairer and simplified approach, according to a new…

Responding to Better Care Fund Planning Requirements announced last night by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, that set out how social care and NHS funding to…

A ground-breaking new study into successful recruitment and retention of workers in adult social care reveals quality training, positive working conditions, flexibility and competitive pay…

National disability charity, Sense, responds to latest ADASS report, which revealed that despite increased funding councils will still be forced to cut care budgets National…

“We need fundamental changes to the social care system if we are deliver a long-term sustainable funding solution that works for everyone in society.” Responding…

Despite welcome extra funding and councils protecting and planning to spend more on adult social care budgets, difficult decisions and more cuts need to be…

LGA Responds To Reform Report On Social Care “We need fundamental changes to the social care system if we are deliver a long-term sustainable funding…

The government has abandoned many of its flagship election manifesto policies, in particular a “overhaul of social care” which was dubbed a “Dementia tax”, and…

NICE is taking part in a project that will examine how quality of life measures used to evaluate healthcare treatments such as drugs can be…

The crisis in social care – a key issue in the General Election – must not be abandoned or forgotten when the new Government is…

Knowledge, transparency and innovation being demanded by people in the adult social care system Research has revealed that UK citizens are fully behind the need…

A major new report from the International Longevity Centre – UK (ILC-UK), supported by EY has found that whilst the UK is well placed to…